Far definition
Far is an adverb meaning "to a considerable degree; very much." It has 9 meanings, as an adverb and an adjective, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adverb, adjective
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 3
- How common
- Everyday word
Far as an adverb
to a considerable degree; very much
"a far far better thing that I do"
at or to or from a great distance in space
"he traveled far"
at or to a certain point or degree
"I can only go so far before I have to give up"
remote in time
"if we could see far into the future"
to an advanced stage or point
"a young man who will go very far"
Far as an adjective
located at a great distance in time or space or degree
"we come from a far country"
being of a considerable distance or length
"a far trek"
being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
"the horse on the right is the far horse"
beyond a norm in opinion or actions
"the far right"
Synonyms and antonyms
Opposite: near.
How to say far
Far has 1 syllable and rhymes with are. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with far
FAR in word games
- Scrabble
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Anagrams
- 1
Is FAR a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FAR in the word checker, or unscramble FAR to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.
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